Fabian Müller - composer

Labyrinth (2005)

From the CD booklet notes: Some time ago, I discovered the St. Gerold Provostry in the Great Walser Valley in Vorarlberg. Although located in Austria, not far from Zurich, my domicile, it became an ideal place for my work. Over the past two years, most of my compositions have been created there, including all four of the recordings presented here. „Labyrinth“ for string orchestra, composed in the summer of 2004, is perhaps the work most atmospherically connected to the location. From the Provostry, a path leads into the nearby forest, where one suddenly and unexpectedly encounters a labyrinth. A labyrinth is not, as often assumed, a maze, but rather a winding path leading to the center, thus symbolizing the fateful journey of human life. Inspired by this symbol, the idea came to me to compose a musical labyrinth; a thematically and harmonically intertwined path towards a musical center and the journey back to the beginning. The center in my „Labyrinth“ is reached after a dramatic accent, quite precisely in the middle of the piece. A melodic motif, which appears at the very beginning in the first violin, is guided through various states throughout the piece. At times driven dramatically, then again merging in calm, elegiac waves, it symbolizes the often convoluted life path of humanity. „Labyrinth“ was written with a view to the 2005 USA tour of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and commissioned by Dolf Teuscher. The work is dedicated to him.

Info

dedicated to Dolf Teuscher and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Instrumentation

Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass

Duration

about 10 minutes

Excerpts for listening

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Scores

Complete Work on hire

JEC EFM027-LM

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Study Score

JEC EFM027-TP

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Recordings

Zürcher Kammerorchester

Ruben Gazarian, Conductor

Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Ruben Gazarian

Ars Produktion - ARS 38 560 (P 2019)

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World Premiere

October 2005

Concerts

August 23rd, 2016
08:30 pm - Norwegen, Oslo Kammermusik Festival

Festival Strings Lucerne; Musical leader: Daniel Dodds, violin

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March 31st, 2015
07:30 pm - Kroatien, Zagreb, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall

Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Sir Roger Norrington

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October 16th, 2014 - Russland, Novosibirsk, Arnold Kats State Concert Hall

Festival Strings Lucerne

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October 14th, 2014 - Russland, Perm, Organ Concert Hall

Festival Strings Lucerne

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October 12th, 2014 - Russland, Tjumen, Philharmonie

Festival Strings Lucerne

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October 11th, 2014 - Russland, St. Petersburg, Philharmonie, grosser Saal

Festival Strings Lucerne

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October 10th, 2014 - Russland, Moskau, Grosser Saal des Tschaikowsky-Konservatoriums

Festival Strings Lucerne

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February 04th, 2014
07:30 pm - Schweiz, Zürich, Tonhalle Grosser Saal

Also in the program: Two symphonies of Haydn, Mozart`s Piano Concerto No. 14 and improvisations according to the wishes of the audience with the pianist Gabriela Montero

Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Willi Zimmermann, concertmaster

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November 09th, 2013
08:30 pm - Frankreich, Gisay La Coudre, Eglise

Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie, conducted by Kaspar Zehnder

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November 08th, 2013
08:00 pm - Frankreich, Rouen, Théâtre des Arts

Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie, conducted by Kaspar Zehnder

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November 07th, 2013
08:00 pm - Frankreich, Rouen, Théâtre des Arts

Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie, conducted by Kaspar Zehnder

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February 01st, 2013
07:30 pm - Südafrika, Cap Town: New Apostolic Silvertown Auditorium